When to engage
When a team, partnership or community group needs a purposeful workshop, an independent facilitator or support with competing priorities.
How the work is approached
The scope is tailored to your decision, timeframe, community and available evidence.
Workshop facilitation, meeting facilitation, complex problem-solving and shared direction.
- Step 01
Clarify the purpose
Agree the question, participants and desired outputs. Identify the decisions the session or project supports.
- Step 02
Design the process
Develop an agenda or delivery plan and suitable activities. Agree roles, access arrangements and preparation.
- Step 03
Facilitate and coordinate
Guide discussion and draw out different perspectives. Coordinate participants, partners and responsibilities.
- Step 04
Document and follow through
Record outcomes, responsibilities and next steps. Agree reporting and review suited to the scope.
Possible outputs
- Session preparation and agenda
- Independent facilitation
- Decision record, responsibilities and next steps
- Workshop design and facilitation
- project plan
- partnership arrangements
- programme coordination
- decision record
- implementation report
Scope, outputs, responsibilities, timing and fees are agreed before work begins.
Relevant experience
Examples include work from Alisha Abate’s previous Council roles and independent practice. Each account explains the contribution and context.
- University of Melbourne: commissioned gender equity workshops and analysis
Designed and delivered workshops connecting gender equity tools with practical learning.
- Facilitation & advisory: groups, committees and networks
Supported groups, committees and networks through facilitation and advisory contributions.
Related support and resources
How this connects with other support
Facilitation supports the discussion; engagement considers who needs to contribute and how their input informs a decision. These can be scoped together when a workshop is part of a wider project.
You can start with the service name that feels closest to your brief. We will clarify the right combination before agreeing the work.